china

its been awhile since i went out of the country. come oct 19, i was having butterflies in my stomach. it seemed impossible for me to absorb the idea that i was going with by bestfriend ning, but when i saw her at the airport, it was finally clear. i was in for a great trip!

now, retelling everything would just be a drag so here's a simpler list:

Chinese things that made me go 'no shit?!':
1. their lavatories are the grossest restrooms ive ever seen in my entire life
2. chinese girls have the same taste in fashion as mine and sab's. seeing all their pormas killed me. i wanted almost everything they wore!
3. never go to china during oct. all you'll be seeing will be winter season clothes. so much for shopping.
4. they love drinking, may it be beer or tea.
5. .. but they'll never give you a glass of water unless you ask for it. and when the water is actually there, all you'll be getting is a steaming glass of water.
6. filipinos, however bastos they can get, are way better than chinese when it comes to values.
7. chinese girls either have soft, straight hair or curly, scary hair
8. you can drive as fast as 140 and still not notice how fast you are.
9. chinese people think im beautiful! (that's the best part!) haha.
10. they have hotels where you can smoke anywhere you want. fuck those insensitive guys who smoked inside the elevators.

china wasn't that great, at least for me, but the people im with were such happy people! looking forward to more out of the country trips with my friends from now on. right mar?
ning, goodmownin!

happy hour

finally. sneaking time once again. it's been awhile since i officially sneaked out of the house. my mom knew about the midnight sneaks two months ago so she had no choice but to let me go out every weekend. she said it was better than sneaking out of the house around 11pm. she was never that strict when i was in ateneo. come to think of it, she was not at all strict when i was there. it just so happened that things didn't turn out the way WE planned it to be, so i guess she had to put discipline in my system again.

the new go-out-every-weekend plan worked, but it wasn't that exciting. there were even times when i didn't want to go out at all. so much for freedom.

felt the excitement yesterday, though. we went to sab's house around 12am. aidz, eli, taker and bok picked me up. i think overwhelmed is the right word to describe the feeling when i saw bok. missed him. anyway, adi followed and bea (sab's sister) woke up just to see eli. and of course to be with me, duh. haha.

i had fun, even if i didnt drink that much. sorry saby, i let you down last night. bawi some other time?

a toast to you all.

each time

why am i getting all these goodbyes?

we nearly broke up this morning... for the nth time. thank god we didn't. it was nobody's fault. everything was clouded by misunderstadings and wrong impressions. nothing too serious. thank god again.

to bubba, it was nice seeing you again after two days. i really missed you.

----
got my grades yesterday. they were good, but not that impressive.

get this guys: i think im becoming so sick of katipunan. i still love it, though. its just the same aura everyday. i just cant help go there. it's such a "home" to me.

was with taker drei jacq and jc at cantina yesterday. that was interesting. went to eli's after to kill time.

li, i was touched when you opened the aircon while i was sleeping. nothing really big, but i was touched. drei deary, thanks for bringing us home.

im so lucky i got sweet friends.
--

oh my god. gotta bounce (yah. the term. but everybody's using it so what the hell). gonna go to sab's place pa.

shake it off

my body hurts big time. alexy, i think im becoming a lola also. i honestly need a rocking chair. yesterday was the most tiring day i've had since summer. when i woke up this morning, i felt like my body was paralyzed and the only thing that i can move was my head. good thing i can move a little now. i know i did bad yesterday. fyi, its the first time i auditioned for anything, and i didnt give my best. i think i did, but i know now that i couldve done something more. tsk. tsk. tsk.

i have such nice guy friends. i wouldnt trade them for the world. even if to them, im one super gaslaw girl who could punch them anytime i want, they still treat me like a princess when aidz is not around. thanks ELI (you're here na), drei, and jp. you have big hearts.

***
moved the trip to oct 20. fuck. wont be able to watch a gig. haha.


***
im having weird feelings about everything again.

***
my parents are bugging me, as always for no reason at all. im so irritated right now.

currently loving: craig david
**feeling like a fool 'cause i let you down.

hoohoo

i dont think i deserve this sembreak.

this last sem has been the lightest, stress-free sem ive ever had. much as i love doing nothing, there are times when i like to be challenged also.

OMG! im off to china on the 23rd. im so psyched about it 'coz its gonna be the very first time im out of a country with an actual friend. in fact, its my bestfriend who's coming with me (along with my parents, that is). but still, its a whole different thing. its usually the family who's with me, and its usually the extended family that we visit. this time, its gonna be me, ning, my parents, and her parents visiting noone but the country itself. our parents are there for business purposes, we're there to make up for all the time we didn't spend together because of school.
ive been having butterflies since last night. i can't wait..

mar, i hope you could come.

---

to my dear sister PATRICIA ROSE SANGALANG, you're our princess, my twin.

a magical day to you! i love you! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEARY!

tragedy

there are two tragedies in life: one is to lose your heart's desire, and one is to gain it - one tree hill

when i heard that line, i dont know whether to mourn or be happy. it's so true that my life's highlights flashbacked all of a sudden the moment i heard it. they really are tragedies. life is so unfair. it never gives you everything you want. fine, got the point. but can there be times when you can get the best of both worlds? c'mon. even a second or two would be worth all the effort.

its so hard to meet someone you can get along with. its not just the typical "oh we both like spaghetti" kind of connection. its the deeper one. its when you look at the person and you, for some reason, know what he/she is thinking of. its when you laugh at the silliest things, even when all of your other friends think there's nothing funny at all. its when you know you can't sleep without hearing the person's voice. its when you appreciate the littlest of efforts, 'cause that person never really does anything sweet to anyone. its when he/she never tells you his/her exact feelings, but you never really need to hear them. you just know. even when all your friends tell you its nothing at all, you know there's something. and that dear something is the one that keeps you holding on to the last minute.

these kind of people, the ones who make you smile just by thinking of them, pass by only once in our lives. it may last for years, it may last for days. it doesn't really matter. knowing them is an extraordinary experience already.

they'll go eventually. that's the downside. i know they'll go. and when they go, itll hurt. itll hurt a lot. but that hurt wont let us keep crying oceans. itll eventually tells us in the long run that when you had something that with the person, it was good. in fact, "it was the best".

loving - if thats what you call tragedy, then give me tragedy. --payton

to my dear friends who i saw crying just this week, i hope you guys are okay.

uh-oh

friday. was at drew's with mc friends. went home drunk. vomitted all over the place. great kar. next time no more 12 shots in 1 hour. i had fun though.

saturday. went to alex' birthday thing at promenade, greenhills with sab aidz and jp. some of the bitches were there. i missed them! jm, jojie, wanx.. its been awhile since i last saw my ateneo barkada. oh and luigi was there ;)

went to raymond's after. sad to say but it was one of the most boring parties ive ever been to. sorry raymond. i really am.

went to mr. kabab around 3am to eat. amazingly, it was sab and i who were hungry again and not eli nor aidz. my gawd, lundle was there. how unexpected was that?!

wattanight.

sunday. terribly sick ;( i really am. im so dead for my two finals on monday. tsk. ive been trying to study for the past 8 hours but i guess my body can never understand that tomorrow is finals week. ive been lying all day long and i hate it. i want to study but i really cant. other than the two exams, i have a scrapbook to pass. wow.

lesson learned. never go out on a weekend if the week right after that is your finals week.